Became tired of suburban life; the smog, the traffic, the too-close neighbors...

Thursday, July 28, 2005

Toys, Toys And More Toys!

Grandson with the water cannon-

The grandson and his mama dropped by for a visit, so we decided to erect this pool he received from his auntie.Dang, I wish they had stuff like this when I was little!

My siblings and I had a swingset, as well as a metal sandbox which became both hot in the summer, and the neighborhood cat depository most all the time.This photo was taken seconds before the grandson took me up on my request to spray the camera so grandma can get that Nikon D-70 to replace the Olympus D-380 she's currently using!Doggone it, my camera still works...

eclectic-Oh, I showed him the picture of your little eclectic fishing- and he thought it was himself!It'll serve me right if I do get the D-70 and he sprays that to oblivion.I think a lot of people are buying these cool toys for themselves, rather than their kids (and grandkids.)

kat-I still remember how hot that metal slide would get... and how (periodically) we'd swing so hard the concrete holding the set down would lift out of the ground!

I loved my sandbox, although it was wooden and under a big tree, so it didn't get as hot. I outgrew "home" swing sets pretty early. I was quite the round child (some things ya just never outgrow) and came darn close to flipping them over. I used to hate when I'd go down a hot slide in shorts and my big ol' chunky thighs would stick to it all the way down. Ma used to pour baby powder on the slide so I could go down easier.

romani heart-Bless your Ma's heart!My Maryland grandfather installed a tall lamppost out back so the swing had 20 foot long chains- and boy, could we swing high!Scared the bejesus out of grandmother, especially when we'd jump off.

How cute he is! When I was growing up we didn't have any kind of swing set (too dangerous according to my mom) or sandbox (too messy) or even any of those little plastic pools (waste of money because they break). My kids are spoiled, of course. They sure do have such great toys these days!